Title: His Untamed HeartPairing/Characters: Superman/Batman; Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Alfred PennyworthRating: PG-13Warnings/Spoilers: NoneFandom: DC ComicsSummary: When Bruce Wayne discovers that the male leads of a variety of romance novels bear an uncanny resemblance to him, he decides to take matters into his own hands.Word Count: 3700Note: Inspired by a prompt I saw ages ago, in which Clark uses Bruce as the main character in a novel; as things tend to do with these two, events got...a little out of hand.

Title: RehabilitationRelationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark KentCharacters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Alfred Pennyworth, Shondra KinsolvingContinuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion (click for notes and all chapters).Warnings/Spoilers: NoneRating: PG-13Word Count 3800Summary: Clark stays with Bruce as he recovers, but the world of gimmicks and kayfabe is never far from their minds.

Title: An Innocent Cicisbeo (5/5)Characters: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne; Wonder Woman, Alfred PennyworthFandom: DC ComicsWarnings/Spoilers: NoneRating: RWord Count: 3800Summary: Kal Starr has a sudden and unexpected visitor--secrets are brought to light and much is untangled.Notes: Written for the Unconventional Courtship challenge, and based on the summary for the Harlequin romance An Innocent Courtesan. "Cicisbeo" was an actual term of the time for a male "gallant and lover" of a married woman...I have manufactured a cheerfully pansexual Regency for the purposes of this story.

Title: An Innocent Cicisbeo (4/5)Characters: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne; Wonder Woman, Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Martha Kent, Jonathan KentFandom: DC ComicsWarnings/Spoilers: NoneRating: RWord Count: 4500Summary: Kal continues his campaign to seduce Bruce Wayne. Meanwhile both of them--unbeknownst to each other--try to unravel the whereabouts of Cobblepot's thieving ring and save the children involved.Notes: Written for the Unconventional Courtship challenge, and based on the summary for the Harlequin romance An Innocent Courtesan. "Cicisbeo" was an actual term of the time for a male "gallant and lover" of a married woman...I have manufactured a cheerfully pansexual Regency for the purposes of this story.

Title: The World's Greatest Detective Has a Belated EpiphanyPairing/Characters: Bruce/Clark, AlfredRating: PGWarnings/Spoilers: NoneFandom: DC ComicsSummary: When Dick Grayson runs off with Roy Harper, Bruce Wayne is horrified--because he knows Clark Kent is on his way to the Manor to tell Bruce he's in love with Dick! Luckily, Bruce is ready to get through this with all the aplomb he usually has when dealing with interpersonal relationships. (Alfred wisely takes cover).Notes: Basic plot gleefully and unabashedly swiped from Georgette Heyer's delightful short story "A Husband for Fanny."Word Count: 2200

Batman 19: Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV; Pencils by GREG CAPULLO and ALEX MALEEV

Superman and Batman haven't interacted a whole lot recently in canon that I've spotted, short of discussing tactics here and there. But this month featured a couple of more in-depth interactions, the first of them in the Batman title.

As most of you probably know, the most recent Robin, Damian (also Bruce's son) died recently. Bruce is, of course, not dealing with it terribly well. So I was really happy to see that Clark isn't steering clear of his friend right now. The first hint we get of that is in the main story by Snyder & Capullo, with this brief exchange:

*wibbles*

This scene pays off later in the backup by Tynion & Maleev, where Superman shows up to talk to Bruce, even though Bruce isn't very interested.

Characters: Hana (girl!Bruce)/Hoshi (Clark); Various medieval Japanese versions of different DCU characters.

Fandom/Universe: A happy-ending continuation of "Shogun of Steel," an Elseworld in which Bruce is a female ninja and in love with Clark, a warrior from beyond the stars. You can see scans of the Elseworld here (it's a wonderful story!)

Rating: PG-13

Word count: 12,800

Warnings: Descriptions of murders; a child in danger

Summary: In a medieval Japan that never was, a fierce female ninja named Hana and a warrior from the stars named Hoshi fight as part of a team of powerful beings. However, when Hana receives a letter from her loyal family retainer begging her to return to the capital to investigate a mysterious serial killer, she finds herself back in the elaborate and formal court she rejected as a child. Bringing with them the silent orphan girl they have named after the first bird of spring, Hoshi and Hana must negotiate the complicated world of noble Japan, with all of its strictures on class and gender, while trying to track down a killer who strikes in the form of a laughing demon.A note on names: Hana means "flower" in Japanese; Hoshi means "star."

Title: Sharp Dressed BatContinuity: ComicsCharacters: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne, AlfredWarnings: NoneSummary: Clark finds Bruce's teenage costume sketchbooks when helping to clean the Manor attic.Rating: PGWord Count: 1600Note: For starsandsea, the best person in the world to share a birthday with! I hope yours has been wonderful!Story Note: A long time ago, a blog posted scans from something called "Knight Gallery," which was a book published in the 1990s that was supposed to be Bruce Wayne's sketchbook of possible Batman designs. Well, it was the 90s, so the results were hilarious. I couldn't resist pretending the sketchbook was actually real and letting Clark get his hands on it. All of the lines in italics are taken straight from the sketchbook; you can click on the images to enlarge them!

Title:The Wonder That's Keeping the Stars Apart, Chapter ThreePairing/Characters: Clark/Bruce, Lois Lane, Ra's al Ghul, Alfred PennyworthNotes: "Music of the Spheres" is a series set in the combined universes of "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns." Other stories and notes on the series here.Rating: PGSummary: Bruce meets his captor, and Clark struggles to keep things together in Batman's absence.Word Count: 1900

Title:The Wonder That's Keeping the Stars Apart, Chapter TwoPairing/Characters: Clark/Bruce, Alfred Pennyworth, Jim GordonNotes: "Music of the Spheres" is a series set in the combined universes of "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns." Other stories and notes on the series here.Rating: PGSummary: Clark tries to search for Bruce while taking on duties as both Superman and Batman.Word Count: 1700

Title:The Wonder That's Keeping the Stars Apart, Chapter OnePairing/Characters: Clark/BruceNotes: "Music of the Spheres" is a series set in the combined universes of "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns." Other stories and notes on the series here.Rating: PG-13Summary: It's an ordinary day for Clark and Bruce, until it isn't anymore.Word Count: 1400

Title: Till Death Do Us PartCharacters/Pairings: Kal/Bruce, Lex Luthor, Lara, Jor-El, AlfredRating: PG-13Summary: Nightwing and Flamebird discover Lex Luthor's evil plan and rush to stop him if possible. A continuation of the From This Day Forward series.Word count: 2700Note: This is technically the conclusion of the series (at least for now), but there will be an epilogue later this week!

Title: Method ActingCharacters/Pairings: Clark/Bruce, AlfredRating: PG-13Summary: Clark is chagrined to discover a betting war for his "services" at an online charity auction.Notes: Story idea and art by rai_daydreamer ; click on the thumbnails or the link at the end to see the full art! Prompt #5: "This is what it means to sing the blues." (see the full table here)Word count: 4700

Title: We Are Gathered Here TodayCharacters/Pairings: Kal/Bruce, Lex Luthor, Lara, AlfredRating: PG-13Summary: Bruce takes Kal to Earth for a weekend while Lex plots. A continuation of the From This Day Forward series.Word count: 3700

Title: Autumn SkiesCharacters/Pairings: Clark, Bruce, AlfredRating: G (preslash if you squint but really gen)Summary: Bruce is on his way to dedicate a statue of a true Gotham hero--Harvey Dent.Word count: 1350Continuity:Superman Returns/The Dark Knight crossover, set six months after the events of TDK.